Nikol Pashinyan stated Armenia is ready "from today" to ensure the transit of trucks from Turkey to Azerbaijan and back. Yerevan is ready "in political and technical terms". "Roads and infrastructure are ready for this, along the Margara-Yeghegnadzor-Sisian-Goris route"
1 month agoDrones raid reported in Mahachkala
On the 328th day of continuous protests, demonstrators once again blocked Rustaveli Ave. Under the new repressive laws by GD“illegal” road crossing can mean up to 15 days’ detention. Repeat offenses up to 1 year in prison. Dozens have been detained
Formula TV journalist Tsira Zhvania has been arrested on allegations of “blocking the road” during Georgia Protests on Rustaveli Ave in Tbilisi. Zhvania is the third @FormulaGe journalist detained on similar charges in recent days
Aliyev announced the lifting of restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia via Azerbaijan.
Protesters in Tbilisi blocked traffic on Rustaveli Avenue on the 327th day of continuous protests. At least five more people were arrested for blocking traffic in previous days
1 month agoCitizen Saba Japaridze has been sentenced to six days in detention for covering his face at the GeorgiaProtests. The only piece of evidence presented in court, this photo, clearly shows Saba’s face fully visible
1 month agoAnother journalist, Keta Tsitskishvili, has been arrested for participating in the Georgia Protests and allegedly blocking Rustaveli Avenue
14 people were detained under administrative rules for blocking a road on Rustaveli Avenue yesterday, October 18. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said that measures will be taken against 13 more individuals. Still, today, Rustaveli is blocked again
Formula TV presenter and journalist Vakho Sanaia has been arrested for allegedly taking part in yesterday’s protest rally on Rustaveli Avenue, as newly adopted draconian laws restricting freedom of assembly even more severely come into force
1 month agoPolice arrested Nino Svanidze near her home today and took her to the station. Yesterday, she was stopped on Rustaveli Avenue and now faces up to 15 days in detention for wearing a scarf while walking on the sidewalk
Demonstrators on Rustaveli Ave briefly blocked the road but reopened it after a warning from the MIA.The MIA said the road was “artificially blocked”. Under new restrictive laws, blocking roads can now lead to 15 days of arrest
The student movement at Ilia State University announced a protest outside the Ministry of Education on October 20. The students responded to the education reforms announced by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze with a joint statement
1 month agoProtesters again block Tbilisi's Rustaveli Avenue in first rally after new laws took force introducing jail time for protest-related offences, and despite police warnings to identify and punish protesters who disobey. Day 324 of GeorgiaProtests Nini Gabritchidze/Civil.ge
GD has arrested a few more people for “participating in the October 4 protest.” One of them is Mariam Mekantsishvili, a single mother who spoke with Elina Valtonen on Rustaveli Street a few days ago
The Georgian Parliament has adopted tougher protest laws, increasing fines, allowing immediate detention, and introducing prison terms for repeat protest-related offenses. Civil society groups warn the move aims to “ban peaceful protest.”
1 month agoFinnish Foreign Minister and OSCE head Elina Valtonen has been fined $1,800 by Georgian authorities for 'blocking the road' after visiting protesters in Tbilisi
1 month agoKobakhidze states he cancelled his meeting with Elina Valtonen, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Finland’s Foreign Minister, after she joined the GeorgiaProtests last night. His administration has also dismissed her criticism as “lies.” @elinavaltonen @OSCE
The ruling Georgian Dream party has proposed a new bill that would tighten the already restrictive legislation governing protests by abolishing fines and introducing direct imprisonment
Georgia’s State Security Service announced it has launched an investigation into an alleged “sabotage” following a report from the pro-Georgian Dream channel Imedi TV, which said it went off air for 45 minutes in a possible "criminal act."
Georgian Dream PM Irakli Kobakhidze met with Belarusian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Nikolai Rogashchuk
1 month ago“Georgia cannot be captured.”Protesters march towards Rustaveli Avenue, blocked for the 319th consecutive day
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced intentions to rehabilitate the central Rustaveli Avenue after the upcoming New Year’s celebrations. The avenue has been the centre of daily anti-government protests, which have continued for over 300 days
I hope we have turned this page(with shooting down the Azerbaijani plane) and will move on – Putin on relations with Azerbaijan.
The 28 year old son of an Armenian parliament member from the opposition ARF has died in the Russo-Ukrainian war. An army doctor in Russia, he will be buried in Vanadzor tomorrow
The MIA of Georgia arrested 8 more people in connection with the October 4th protest case. The total number of detainees has reached 44. The MIA stated that 4 individuals are fugitives. One of those arrested is 71 y/o pediatrician Giorgi Chakhunashvili
1 month agoGeorgia: Many activists are being arrested right now
Rustaveli Avenue is blocked for the 316th night in a row
Georgian poet Zviad Ratiani has been sentenced to two years in prison on charges of slapping a police officer during a protest
Putin says Russian air defenses were responsible for downing an Azerbaijani jetliner last year, killing 38 people
